Category Archives: yoga

I am honored to be a guest blogger at Breaking the Cycles. Please click here to read what I wrote. Breaking the Cycles has been sharing research, information, personal experiences and opinions on these topics such as drug addiction, alcoholism, substance abuse, dual diagnosis, underage drinking, help for families, prevention, treatment, recovery and the neuroscience…

Many of us in recovery have triggers: smells, sights, areas of town or even stories / dramas can trigger a memory. Even worse, some of these can trigger a craving. For instance where I once liked all manner of action shows I now can’t watch the ones with graphic scenes of drug use. I can’t…

A few months ago I was talking to my daughter on the phone. She is the mom (and I the proud g-mom) of three boys 14, 9, and four years old. As we were talking the youngest was preparing to go outside and play. They live in a small seaside town in northern California, and…

I was reading about the seventh step in the book “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions” (the 12 x 12) a few weeks ago. It came to my mind the importance of letting my higher power be in charge of removing my defects of character. This works when I am willing to change, willing to have…

I just spent the weekend with some amazing people. They came to the certification and training at Willow Glen Yoga with Kent Bond and myself to learn about how to bring yoga to people in recovery. There is so much pain in the world; certain destructive behaviors such as unhealthy relationships, food, gambling, and unwise…

Yes – I can relapse – not my substance addiction but my emotional sobriety. How does this happen? How “unlovely” can I BE! What can I do to prevent it? Some event occurs. I come into it feeling vulnerable: insecure, unsure, fearful or uncared for. A conversation commences and does not go well. And I…

I have just subscribed to an online resource called YogaSync. I have been following Al and Greg’s yoga classes online for several years. They are from New Zealand and with their delicious accents have been offering offering online videos for detailed yoga sequencing through Yoga Online at Yoga.org.nz. You can go to that website and…

it’s the staying there. Check out this blog, comments and videos to see tremendous dedication in spite of tremendous odds. The teacher has offered props and the student has accepted them and yoga has invited improvement. (See the You Tube video from this link here: http://youtu.be/qX9FSZJu448) Kyczy Hawk E-RYT200 is the author of “Yoga and…

I was thinking about samskara (habits of the mind) today. Recalling gratitude throughout the day is such a powerful tool in developing healthy habits of the mind.Generosity is a two part event. The giving and the receiving. Giving anonymously is good to exercise the former. In order to complete the cycle, however, there must be…

I am delighted to post this writing from guest yoga teacher training student, Karen K. of New Hampshire. This wisdom of yoga and recovery is growing from coast to coast – we who are loving this combination are forming a net of shared awakenings. Become part of the discussion and share YOUR thoughts! From Karen:…